relieve somebody of something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ relieve )
1 . formal to help someone by taking something from them, especially a job they do not want to do or something heavy that they are carrying:
A secretary was hired to relieve her of some of the administrative work.
He rose and relieved her of her bags.
2 . relieve somebody of their post/duties/command etc formal to take away someone’s job because they have done something wrong:
After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command.
3 . to steal something from someone – used humorously:
A couple of guys relieved him of his wallet.